REPARATION PLANS
GERMANY’S VIEWPOINT
ASSESSMENT ON CAPACITY TO PAY.
OPPOSITION IN FRANCE
United Press Asbu. by El. Tel. Copyright
(Australian Press Assn.) (Received Nov-. 20, 10.5 p-U}-) LONDON, Nov. 26. The Daily Telegraph’s diplomatic correspondent states that the German memoranda on reparations to various capitals are practically identical. Germany’s object is to emphasise "tlic - view till at JiabilitiGß should fc'e assessed on the strict basis of ..Germany’s capacity to pay, due regard being given to the right of the-German people to maintain an adequate standard of living. According to the German thesis, no extraneous factors; such as the requirements of the Allies to meet war debts to the United States, should he allowed to influence; the.expert committee. Mainly on these grounds, the German memorandum met with an unfavorable reception in Paris, where it is held that experts should he debarred from reopening the question of Germany’s capacity which was already settled by the Daweaplan. French opinion considers t&iii reparations is rather a political tlhm a Treasury matter.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/GIST19281127.2.45
Bibliographic details
Gisborne Times, Volume LXVIII, Issue 10754, 27 November 1928, Page 5
Word Count
167REPARATION PLANS Gisborne Times, Volume LXVIII, Issue 10754, 27 November 1928, Page 5
Using This Item
The Gisborne Herald Company is the copyright owner for the Gisborne Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of the Gisborne Herald Company. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in